Greater occipital nerve 293748 190327010 2008-02-10T04:41:14Z Arcadian 104523 /* External links */ link {{Infobox Nerve | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 209 | GrayPage = 923 | Image = Gray800.png | Caption = Posterior primary divisions of the upper three cervical nerves. (Great occipital nerve labeled at center top.) | Image2 = | Caption2 = | Innervates = [[semispinalis capitis]], [[scalp]] | BranchFrom = [[Cervical nerves|C2]] | BranchTo = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = n_05 | DorlandsSuf = 12566321 | }} The '''greater occipital nerve''' is a [[spinal nerve]] arising from the [[dorsal primary rami]] of [[cervical spinal nerve]] 2, between the first and second [[cervical vertebrae]], along with the [[lesser occipital nerve]]. It innervates the [[scalp]] at the top of the head, over the [[ear]] and over the [[parotid glands]]. ==Clinical relevance== Disorder of this nerve is one of the causes of [[cervicogenic]] headaches, referred to as [[occipital neuralgia]]s. ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray784.png|Dermatome distribution of the trigeminal nerve Image:Gray790.png|The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. </gallery> ==External links== * [http://www.theberries.ns.ca/Graphics/Whiplash.JPG Image at theberries.ns.ca] * {{eMedicineDictionary|Greater+occipital+nerve}} * http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-2.HTM * http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-6.HTM {{neuroscience-stub}} {{Nerves}} [[Category:Nervous system]] [[de:Nervus occipitalis major]]